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About Coast I.P.M.

Coast IPM is a consulting firm offering integrated pest management recommendations for growers and landowners. Whether its insects, disease or virus in your crops or invasive plants on your valuable land, we help you manage, control, and prevent the biological challenges that arise.

We strategically plan together with growers through on-site visits and supported recommendations to build and monitor preventative IPM programs to mitigate crop damage and loss throughout the growing season due to changing conditions and pressure related to pollination, pests, virus, and disease.

Following strict crop hygiene practices, we assess crops, interpret information based on data regarding chemical treatments, current biocontrol populations, pest levels, and give direction for action through reports and grower meetings.

We will help to lay a stronger foundation in management methods using the most effective and sustainable tools available and teach you how to maintain the best strategy moving forward.

Coast IPM was formed after the business owner identified a large gap in the agriculture industry in the lower mainland BC. To help bridge this gap, COAST IPM offers strategies to small and medium scale farms experiencing a lack of industry support and are looking for more sustainable solutions.

Meet the Owner~ Patricia Gendron

Patricia Gendron is an experienced IPM consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the research and agri-business industries.

My appreciation and connection to agriculture extends to childhood growing up throughout the Fraser Valley, BC.

With a high level of self motivation, I have worked a variety of jobs in agriculture over the last decade ranging from work at Agriculture Canada in the Berry genetics program while completing school for agriculture in Chilliwack, medicinal crop distillation, berry crop production and management, in vitro germination, invasive plant management, greenhouse biocontrol, and agribusiness.

With certification in Horticulture, crop management, pesticide application, IPM, and designation with the BC Institute of Agrologists, its easy to see that my journey in agriculture has proven that I am a passionate person who belongs in an engaging and innovative environment, supporting the sustainable growth, development and security of the Canadian agriculture industry.